Battle of Guilford Courthouse:
The heavy losses incurred by the Continentals on General
Cornwallis' forces at the real Battle of Guilford Courthouse are depicted
in the unnamed battle between Colonel
Burwell and Cornwallis. Cornwallis sneers a reply of understanding the
losses to one of his generals who tries to claim that they were victorious in
the battle. Cornwallis then orders a retreat, but at Guilford Courthouse Continental
Maj.
General Nathanael Greene was the first to withdraw from the field after
inflicting heavy losses on Cornwallis.
The only elements from Guilford Courthouse that are in the movie's unnamed battle
are: 1. General Cornwallis is present. He was
not present at the Battle
of Cowpens.
2. General Nathanael Greene is mentioned
as present the night before the battle when Benjamin
Martin proposes his plan. Greene was not present at Cowpens.
3. General Cornwallis is victorious while
sustaining enormous losses, which rendered the victory nearly meaningless.
4. Guilford Courthouse was at the center
of the battlefield much like the ruins in the movie.
Additional information about the movie's unnamed climactic battle can be found
on the Cowpens
page.
